[ text ]

[sexting]

Right, chaps. Cambridge here

I'm looking for a small group - a posse, if you will - of intrepid (preferably childless and unmarried) explorer and/or hero types to pop back in to the depths of that terribly interesting lab to retrieve whatever hard drives and assorted interesting bits of shit you saw there on my behalf

Reason being that there seems to be some kind of horribly intriguing and potentially nasty virus sitting around in that hardware and I do believe it warrants a bit of a poke (no jokes please, let's be professional)

Top tip: don't try anything stupid like plugging whatever pretty little bit of cybernetics you might have hardwired in to your brain straight in to it because I have a strong suspicion you'll end up thoroughly fucked

And I'm talking very thoroughly, like three orifices and both hands

You know what - let's play it safe, shall we?

- Don't press too many buttons
- Don't put your comms devices too near the equipment
- Don't even think of walking in to comms or the science department with so much as a bloody USB stick from that lab

In fact, just don't fuck with it at all - just bag it and tag it and bring it back to room 015 of passenger deck 011

Tea and medals for all upon a successful return



PRIVATE: CILLIAN QUINN
I do realise that the concept of an honest day's work is utterly abhorrent to the likes of you and I but if you fancy putting that attractive little brain of yours to work then let me know

Comments

text;

[puppydogeyes]

Already looking at taking people in to clear it.
Don't need a separate group for retrieval.

it's gonna be perma-text, let's face it

[sexting]

By 'clear it' do you mean clearing up that minor monster infestation or just clearing up the god-awful mess I've been hearing about

text;

[goldshirt]

Have you asked any of those who cleared the science department?

text;

[chromosomes]

I'm volunteering.
I was with the kid who plugged himself into the damn computers. Least I can do.

text

[goldshirt]

I have men who'll be interested in joining you.

[as he casually pings Spock to this post.......]

casually threadjacks

[leaps]

I can go.

text | oh no there were too many inappropriate responses to this

[sexting]

Joining ME? I'm not going anywhere, darling

voice;

[sufferances]

I could go, if you don't have any other takers.

[ text ]

[sexting]

I think I'm about to have takers coming out of my arse but if you're still interested I'm sure there could be some kind of heroic team up

[jilt]

No tea for those of us who'd rather not go on an expedition into the depths of the ship?

[ text ]

[sexting]

Lots of tea, darling, but I may have to ration the medals

TEXT.

[nubilate]

[ "hardwired into your brain"?

ah. hahah.

well, it's not that these specifically personally-and-potentially-technologically-relevant things hold some immediate magpie-trinket value, or anything — although the potential uses of those materials for someone like him, in this situation, is pretty much the first thing that jolts into his mind. but he also just likes to be helpful. he can definitely be helpful, in this respect. probably.

maybe.

assuming it jeopardises nothing of his own. ]

Hello.

You don't know me at all, because I'm new. I don't know the protocol, but I understand the situation well enough to knowingly assess the risk of what you're suggesting. May I ask: what's the importance of this retrieval? Additionally, what are you hoping to extract from those materials if you get them, and what sort of resources are available to you to do so?

I'm sorry if it's inappropriate to ask. I'm just very curious.

perma-text

[sexting]

Re: importance - very fucking important and also a rather delicate subject matter. I shan't say anything more than I've already said in my original post so excuse me while I theatrically zip my lips with regards to that bit

Re: hopes of extraction - I have very good reason to believe there's a hot piece of virus in there that definitely warrants a thorough investigation. The chances of completely counter-acting it are slim but any understanding that can be gleaned from the lab computers might help with regards to my theatrical lip-zipping matter

Re: resources - complicated. Suffice to say I know my way around a virus or two

[idkmybffbloodwing]

You got anything better than tea and medals?

[sexting]

Are you insulting my tea

text; encrypted 100%

[redhotsummers]

Is there any way to fix him?

text; encrypted 100%

[sexting]

I wouldn't like to get your hopes up by making any early promises. Suffice to say I shall certainly do my part to help

[ not here ]

[redwinged]

[ he isn't replying.

but lets just say.







someone is lingering on floor 011. suspiciously close to room 015. ]

text / private / are subject lines ever really necessary

[deprecate]

1. Fuck you. 2. What's in it for me?

NOPE let's face it

[sexting]

A chance to have a play with something rather fun and interesting and possibly devastating to the entire ship's network

And I thought we might have a little chat

[chuffle]

What kind of medal?

[sexting]

I'm not going to lie

It's a metaphorical one

text; anon

[inebriety]

What if you don't need to plug it in?

text;

[sexting]

Then I'd say de-anon, show me your best private encryption and let's talk

text;

[interns]

What gives you the right to decide what happens to that equipment?

text;

[sexting]

Good grief, I'm investigating a virus on behalf of a fellow passenger and the science department, not marching in to Poland. There's enough hardware for everyone else to play with if that's where your knickers are snagged

text; CRASHES IN LATE

[passe]

[ what the hell is a USB stick ]

Has anyone ever told you that you remind them of Karl Ludwig von Phull?

[ because that's something you hear every day, right ]

perma-text!

[sexting]

No, but he sounds terribly dashing. Do tell me more

text;

[romanticism]

[ Oxford is not entirely sure if this is necessarily going to go down well, but Cambridge can be unpredictable, so it's worth a try nonetheless. ]

I'd like to volunteer.

perma-text!

[sexting]

I've offloaded this to your dear friend Ms. Tyke. I'm rather hoping she has the sense to say 'no'

voice;

[endeavors]

How many people do you need?

[not childless. or unmarried.]

perma-text!

[sexting]

Ms. Tyke has volunteered to take over on this one for me. If you're interested in joining the frivolities I advise you to contact her

It's Andy, isn't it